SUKKUR: Dacoits gunned down a primary schoolteacher, when he was driving to his school on a motorcycle along Hazaro Shakh (water channel) on Magsi-Karampur road near Tangwani town, Kandhkot-Kashomre district, on 18 March 2024. The teacher Allah Rakhiyo Nandwani, a resident of
ISLAMABAD: The data compiled by Sahil shows that 11 children were abused every day in 2023, with mostly acquaintances and relatives involved in the heinous act. The statistics were reported in `Cruel Numbers 2023,’ a signature publication of Sahil, an NGO working
KARACHI: Police on 24 February 2024 registered a murder case and launched a probe after an autopsy found that a teenage girl, whose body was found in her Korangi home a day before, was actually raped and murdered. The body of the
THIS is with reference to the report `Man kills wife, three kids before committing suicide` (Jan 23). According to a survey, between 15 and 35 individuals take their own lives in Pakistan every day. Shockingly, Pakistan is ranked 72nd globally, with a
BY SAMIA LIAQUAT ALI K H AN 2024-02-24 A NEW government is coming to power. As most new governments do, it will try to formulate policies and programmes that reflect manifesto promises made to supporters. The fundamental issue with coalitions means that the
A decomposed body of a five-year-old child, Ali Muhammad, who had been missing since December 15, 2023, were discovered in a drain in Korangi, near Mehran Town, on 5 January 2024, as revealed by the police. The family, asserting that Ali had
Karachi: According to a report by Daily Dawn, more than 500 women and underage girls were sexually assaulted in Karachi alone during the year 2023 which also saw 4,042 cases of physical assault on them, the police surgeon said. Separately, the Edhi
Extensive swarms of mosquitoes have thrived due to poor sanitation and drainage conditions, affecting nearly the entire province this year. Over 555,000 people fell ill with malaria, resulting in two fatalities, according to recent disclosures. According to a report by Daily Dawn
Healthcare facilities, particularly those situated in remote districts of Sindh, are grappling with severe shortages of the life-saving anti-rabies vaccine. According to a story reported by Daily Dawn on 18 Dec 2023, patients from areas as distant as Sanghar, Tharparkar, and various
In Karachi, a collaborative effort between the Sindh health department, the provincial Task Force on Drugs Demand Reduction and Substance Misuse, along with various partners, introduced a robust policy and strategy to combat the escalating issue of drug addiction in the region.